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2023-10-11

Handling bug reports for upstream projects

When a user files a report for a bug that’s actually in an upstream project, how should you handle it?

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2023-05-17

Are bug reporters contributors?

Whether they’re made by a contributor or not, bug reports are valuable contributions to your project. Treat them that way.

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2023-05-10

Keeping your bug tracker simple

Don’t try to make the perfect system from the beginning. Start with the basics. Solve problems after they become problems.

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2023-05-03

Do release-blocking bugs have to be new?

If a bug existed in previous releases, should it block the upcoming release? There’s a case for “yes” and a case for “no”.

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2022-11-25

Your bug tracker and you (OLF Conference)

At the OLF Conference, I’ll delivered “Your bug tracker and you” and held a book signing for “Program Management for Open Source Projects.”

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2022-07-28

Exploring our bugs, part 2! (Nest With Fedora)

At Nest With Fedora, I took an updated look at stats from years of Fedora Linux bug reports. Abstract: This talk picks up where last year’s “Exploring our bugs” talk left off. It updates stats to include F33 and F34 bugs. But it also adds new dimensions to talk about process changes: how have our blocker and freeze exception bugs...

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2022-07-21

Your bug tracker and you (SCaLE)

At SCaLE 19x, I presented “Your bug tracker and you.” This is an extended version of my SeaGL 2021 talk. For SeaGL, I said “I got it completely written and then realized that I had focused on entirely the wrong aspects and had to rewrite it.” Since my time slot at SCaLE is twice as long, you’ll get the parts...

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2021-11-06

Your bug tracker and you (SeaGL)

At SeaGL2021, I presented my talk on bug tracking for the first time. One fun fact about this talk: I got it completely written and then realized that I had focused on entirely the wrong aspects and had to rewrite it. I’m pleased with how it turned out, though. I plan on proposing it for future conferences. Slides Abstract: Your...

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2021-08-05

Exploring our bugs (Nest With Fedora)

At Nest With Fedora, I shared a preliminary exploration of historical Fedora Linux bug reports. This was a building block for the “Your Bug Tracker and You” talk, as well as the bug management chapter of Program Management for Open Source Projects. Slides Date: 5 August 2021 Location: virtual This post’s featured image is by Neringa Hünnefeld on Unsplash

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Tag: bugs

Handling bug reports for upstream projects

Are bug reporters contributors?

Keeping your bug tracker simple

Do release-blocking bugs have to be new?

Your bug tracker and you (OLF Conference)

Exploring our bugs, part 2! (Nest With Fedora)

Your bug tracker and you (SCaLE)

Your bug tracker and you (SeaGL)

Exploring our bugs (Nest With Fedora)